COVID-19 reinforces the importance of handwashing

doi:10.1111/jocn.15313

Editorial

. 2020 Aug;29(15-16):2760-2761.

doi: 10.1111/jocn.15313. Epub 2020 May 14.

COVID-19 reinforces the importance of handwashing

Mamdooh Alzyood¹, Debra Jackson², Helen Aveyard¹, Joanne Brooke³

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¹ Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Institute of Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
² Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
³ Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

PMID: 32406958
PMCID: PMC7267118
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15313

Editorial

COVID-19 reinforces the importance of handwashing

Mamdooh Alzyood et al. J Clin Nurs. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;29(15-16):2760-2761.

doi: 10.1111/jocn.15313. Epub 2020 May 14.

Authors

Mamdooh Alzyood¹, Debra Jackson², Helen Aveyard¹, Joanne Brooke³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Institute of Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
² Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
³ Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

PMID: 32406958
PMCID: PMC7267118
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15313

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1. Alzyood, M. , Jackson, D. , Brooke, J. , & Aveyard, H. (2018). An integrative review exploring the perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals towards patient involvement in promoting hand hygiene compliance in the hospital setting. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27, 1329–1345. 10.1111/jocn.14305 - DOI - PubMed
1. Bezerra, T. B. , Valim, M. D. , Bortolini, J. , Ribeiro, R. P. , Marcon, S. R. , & Moura, M. E. B. (2020). Adherence to hand hygiene in critical sectors: Can we go on like this? Journal of Clinical Nursing, 10.1111/jocn.15293 - DOI - PubMed
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1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020). Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19): FAQ on Hand Hygiene. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019‐ncov/infection‐control/hcp‐hand‐hyg... (Accessed 26th March 2020).
1. Doronina, O. , Jones, D. , Martello, M. , Biron, A. , & Lavoie‐Tremblay, M. (2017). A systematic review on the effectiveness of interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance of nurses in the hospital setting. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 49, 143. 10.1111/jnu.12274 - DOI - PubMed

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[1] Alzyood, M. , Jackson, D. , Brooke, J. , & Aveyard, H. (2018). An integrative review exploring the perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals towards patient involvement in promoting hand hygiene compliance in the hospital setting. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27, 1329–1345. 10.1111/jocn.14305 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Alzyood, M. , Jackson, D. , Brooke, J. , & Aveyard, H. (2018). An integrative review exploring the perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals towards patient involvement in promoting hand hygiene compliance in the hospital setting. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27, 1329–1345. 10.1111/jocn.14305 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Bezerra, T. B. , Valim, M. D. , Bortolini, J. , Ribeiro, R. P. , Marcon, S. R. , & Moura, M. E. B. (2020). Adherence to hand hygiene in critical sectors: Can we go on like this? Journal of Clinical Nursing, 10.1111/jocn.15293 - DOI - PubMed

[4] Bezerra, T. B. , Valim, M. D. , Bortolini, J. , Ribeiro, R. P. , Marcon, S. R. , & Moura, M. E. B. (2020). Adherence to hand hygiene in critical sectors: Can we go on like this? Journal of Clinical Nursing, 10.1111/jocn.15293 - DOI - PubMed

[5] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2019). Hand hygiene in healthcare settings. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/index.html (Accessed 26th March 2020).

[6] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2019). Hand hygiene in healthcare settings. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/index.html (Accessed 26th March 2020).

[7] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020). Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19): FAQ on Hand Hygiene. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019‐ncov/infection‐control/hcp‐hand‐hyg... (Accessed 26th March 2020).

[8] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020). Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19): FAQ on Hand Hygiene. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019‐ncov/infection‐control/hcp‐hand‐hyg... (Accessed 26th March 2020).

[9] Doronina, O. , Jones, D. , Martello, M. , Biron, A. , & Lavoie‐Tremblay, M. (2017). A systematic review on the effectiveness of interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance of nurses in the hospital setting. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 49, 143. 10.1111/jnu.12274 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Doronina, O. , Jones, D. , Martello, M. , Biron, A. , & Lavoie‐Tremblay, M. (2017). A systematic review on the effectiveness of interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance of nurses in the hospital setting. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 49, 143. 10.1111/jnu.12274 - DOI - PubMed

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